Somewhere between turning 31 and having baby #2, I have lost energy. I can barely stay awake past 8 o'clock in the evening.
Confession: I have fallen asleep without brushing my teeth, clothes and makeup still intact more in the last year than than I did all 4 years of college combined. What is wrong with me? This is something that should be happening to a menopausal women, not one who just recently entered her thirties - right? I'm pretty sure my husband thinks I have become a lazy bum after baby #2 came along!
Confession: I LOATHE exercising. For those who enjoy it, I envy you - I really do! I'm a full-time working Mom with two tots under the age of 4 (one who cried nonstop for the first 8 months of her life). How do I find time when I am exhausted? I wake up at 5:45 AM, drive nearly an hour to work, get home at 5:30 in the afternoon, cook dinner, cleanup, give the kids a bath, battle an hour getting them to fall asleep and then it's time to get myself ready for bed (which a lot of the time I am not even successful at that).
Confession: I'm a breastfeeding champ! I told myself that I wanted to exclusively breastfeed Holland for a year. I only last 7 moths with Madison but that was because I wasn't as educated as I am about it now. I thought she wasn't getting enough so I had to begin supplementing with formula. If you are wondering how much expressed milk your baby needs, I highly recommend you check out this article from KellyMom: HERE. Holland turned a year old over two weeks ago and I'm still going strong but am I ever ready to be done!
I think a lot of my exhaustion issues are hormonal-based because of breastfeeding AND the lack of undisturbed sleep. My one year old still wakes up 3 to 4 times a night, which quite frankly is getting OLD.
How do you mommies do it? How do you make time for yourself when you're plum exhausted?
